SIXTY-EIGHTH 



Annual Cattle Show and Fair 



The Cattle Show and Fair of this Society opened under 

 very favorable circumstances on Sept. 25th, at Peabody, 

 with good weather, a good show and good attendance, giv- 

 ing promise of a great success, which changed before the 

 dawn of the 26th to bad weather, very bad, with a miser- 

 able show (on the grounds), and no attendance except 

 from necessity, and curiosity for effects. 



The exhibits on the Show Grounds exceeded by 126 the 

 number of the previous year. In the Exhibition Halls the 

 entries were seven more than the previous year ; the show of 

 fruit was less in quantity although of average quality. The 

 exhibit of Domestic Manufactures was larger and better as a 

 whole than the year previous. For particulars of Hall Ex- 

 hibits reference may be had to the report of Superintendent 

 of Hall, preceding reports of Hall Committees. 



On the morning of the second day, the violent gale blew 

 down the k - Poultry Tent," damaging it badly, although 

 with very little damage to its contents. Some of the coops 

 were broken, and their inmates, when captured, were put 

 into the first coops handy, causing a mixture of breeds and 

 ownerships that took days to straighten. The Poultry 

 Judge, who was at work in the tent with a few lookers on, 

 had to jump and run, at the warning rip of the tent, and 

 narrowly escaped injury ; the Superintendent of the Grounds 

 barely escaping a heavy blow on the head from a slatting 

 stake as the tent went down. 



In a short time the lk Implement Tent," also containing the 

 exhibit of Carriages, went down without damage to its con- 

 tents other than by water. At 10 A. M. not a tent re- 

 mained standing upon the grounds. Most of the stock had 



